August 1 & 3
Lead: The Unseen Burden
Airs on KNLC Channel 24 08/01 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 08/03 at 8:00 p.m. Lead poisoning damages the kidneys and central nervous, cardiovascular and reproductive systems. Don Fitz, Jed Hawkes Koball, and Bob Criss, discusses inherent problems with lead. Trade agreements, such as the Trans Pacific Partnership, greatly weaken countries’ right to protect themselves. Lead uses have changed over the last 1000 years but problems with mining and processing remain.
August 3-7
Crystal Kid Explorers Summer Day Camp
Camp Leader: Anahata Roach, Certified Crystal Resonance Therapist. August 3-7, 9:00am – Noon. The Classroom at The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, 7647 Delmar Blvd. For ages 8-10. Cost $125. Do you have a child who loves crystals and stones? If so, this could be the summer camp for him or her. Kids will explore crystals and stones from both a scientific and experiential perspective. Each child will choose and keep his/her own personal stone to work with during camp and take home the last day. Please call The Center to register your camper at 314.725.6767.
August 5 & 19
People’s Clinic
The Institute of American Acupuncture & Life Medicine’s (IAALM) Peoples’ Clinic operates on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 9:30 AM to 3 PM. Basic fee is $20, if you can afford it; ability to pay is not a factor; paying what you can afford serves everyone. 443 N. New Ballas Rd, Suite # 224, 63141; (314) 991-6044. Call for appointment.
August 8 & 9
Primordial Sound Meditation
Do you want to reduce stress and anxiety in your life? Learn to meditate! As stress is reduced through meditation, our mind and body function with more effectiveness which can lead to better health, vitality, and happiness! Primordial Sound Meditation is a meditation program developed by Dr. Deepak Chopra. This weekend class will be held August 8 & 9, 2015 at the Mercy Center, 2039 North Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO. Learn how to enjoy the benefits of meditation! Light refreshments will be served. Contact Shirley Stoll for more information and/or registration. Call 800-796-1144 or email shirlstoll@gmail.com.
August 8 & 10
Energy Efficiency and Our Future
Airs on KNLC Channel 24 08/08 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 08/10at 8:00 p.m. Gary Steps and Terry Walsh join Host John Hickey to ask how homeowners can increase the energy efficiency of their homes and why they should invest in an energy audit. They also look at how mechanical insulation can impact the environment and create local jobs.
August 11
Community Support Day: EarthDance Organic Farm School
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., FREE, Registration not required. We are proud to partner with EarthDance Organic Farm School on Tuesday, August 11th for a Community Support Day. Five percent of all purchases during the entire day will be donated to support their mission of sustainably growing food, farmers and community, one small farm at a time, through hands on education & delicious experiences. Volunteers will be on hand to share information about how EarthDance Organic Farm School serves our community. Farm supporters and volunteers will be stationed throughout the store offering a variety of activities fresh from the farm! For more information go to: www.earthdancefarms.org. Special activities scheduled throughout the day at both the Brentwood Galleria Whole Foods Market and the Town and Country Whole Foods Market.
August 11
Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine
FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion – Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine – Learn how to build your immune system and take charge of your health. If you are suffering from chronic conditions, you’ll learn why you don’t have to live with your “incurable” symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer, Heart Disease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, ADD/ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies, Nutrition, and many more. You should come to this discussion also if you feel, “My Doctor said everything is fine! Then why do I feel so lousy?” Second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm at our healing clinic – Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date; seating is limited, arrive early, 314-432-7802. See patient success stories at www.PreventionAndHealing.com.
August 12
Two Experts on Wild Foraging in Missouri to Speak
Join Slow Food St. Louis for SloWednesday on August 12 for a talk and Q and A on foraging in the wilds of Missouri with Bo Brown and Ryan Maher. Bo Brown is Founder and Director of First Earth Wilderness School and has been a wildlife biologist since 1985. Bo presents primitive skills/nature programs for schools, museums, and nature centers around the country, instructs at large primitive skills gatherings such as Rabbitstick and Wintercount, and assists John McPherson with his 2-week training courses for Army Special Forces SERE School survival instructors. Ryan is the founder of Missouri Wild Edibles. He is also an acclaimed chef and can currently be found cooking at Chaumette Wineries. After the talks there will be plenty of time for questions. Location: Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave., Maplewood. Wednesday, August 12, 7:30 p.m. The cost is a suggested $5 donation. For more information visit www.slowfoodstl.org.
August 15 & 17
Antibiotic Overdose
Airs on KNLC Channel 24-1 08/15 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 08/15 at 8:00 p.m. Nearly 80% of antibiotics sold in the United States are used on factory farms. At the same time, two million Americans get an antibiotic resistant infection annually. Alyssa Hartman and Don Fitz discuss the FDA’s being aware of these problems since the 1970s but continually failing to act.
August 18
Connecting Your Health Between Your Teeth and Body
FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting Your Health Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not realize it, but your teeth and gums may be making you ill or weakening your immune system. Hidden infections. Unresolved illness. Find out what may be happening between your teeth and body and what to do about it. Discover how infection and illness transfer between the teeth and body. Understand how biological dentistry focuses on your overall health. Learn about what dental materials are compatible with wellness, mercury-free, tooth-colored fillings,the impact of dental procedures, how certain dental procedures can influence your body, and nutritional therapy that supports a healthy mouth. Third Tuesday Each Month, 6:30 pm at the Holistic Dentistry office of, and presented by, Dr. Michael Rehme, D.D.S., C.C.N. (Certified Clinical Nutritionist), 2821 N. Ballas Rd, Suite 245, St. Louis, MO 63131. A Healthy Choice for Dental Care. Call to verify seminar date and reserve your space at 314-997-2550. See Patient Success Stories at www.toothbody.com.
August 18
Monthly Wellness Support Group
Free Monthly Prevention and Healing Support Group. Speaker: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. Topic: The Healing Codes and EFT. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as a means to promote “Self Healing.” Please read Dr. Yu’s article in this same issue of The Healthy Planet. Support Group Leaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. and Chaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div. When: Third Tuesday each month (with an occasional exception) at 6:30 pm. – 8:00 pm at our healing clinic, Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date, 314-432-7802. For more information, read the article on our web site at www.PreventionAndHealing.com titled “New Medicine, New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, and Spiritual Care.”
August 19
Intuition & Synchronicity to Create Your Life
Presented by Shea Morgan. Wednesday, August 19, 2015. 6:30-8:80pm. The Classroom at The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, 7647 Delmar Blvd.. Investment $40.. Discover different types of intuitive abilities and learn to identify them. Explore your own intuitive skills and strengths and learn how you can use them in your life. Shea Morgan inspires seekers to find their own shining gems of Spirit within, through teaching and writings on The Edge-Spirit’s Edge. She is a clairvoyant, clairaudient, and psychic empath with a passion for shamanic healing. To learn more about Shea, go to: www.spiritsedge.org. To register for this class, call The Center at 314.725.6767.
August 20 – October 8 (Thursdays)
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Class Introductory
With Kelly Feder, GCFT (Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher) Thursdays, August 20 – October 8 (except no class September 10) 5:30-6:30pm. $120.00. Class limited to 12 students. The Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education uses gentle movement and directed attention to improve and enhance human functioning. With this Method, you can increase your range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination, and rediscover your innate capacity for graceful, efficient, intelligent movement. Classes will be done in sitting and lying positions. Kelly’s life work has been empowering people to reach beyond their limits and experience their full potential. You can learn about Kelly at her website: feldenkraismovementstl.com. Call 314.725.6767 to register.
August 22 & 24
Karst in the Ozarks
Airs on KNLC Channel 24 08/22 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 08/24 at 8:00 p.m. Karst areas are formed when limestone-based sedimentary rock is dissolved underground. This creates caves, springs, sinkholes and losing streams. Don Fitz and guest Denise Vaughn discuss how karst areas can easily be polluted. Karst geology also creates many popular Ozark destinations. In Missouri, this includes Jack’s Fork River, Greer Spring, Grand Gulf and Tumbling Creek Cave.
August 23
Kototama Sound & Jizo Bosatsu Celebration
The Institute of American Acupuncture & Life Medicine (IAALM) and Natural Life Therapy Clinic (NLTC) co-sponsor Kototama Sound & Jizo Bosatsu Celebration on the Sunday of or approaching the 23rd of each month; August 23, Sept 20, Oct 18, Nov 22, Dec 20. 10:00 AM-11:30 AM. Public is welcome to this celebration of the Life Principle, introduced to the United States in 1970 by Dr. Masahilo M. Nakazono Osensei and continually celebrated for the past 45 years. 443 N. New Ballas Rd. #224, 63141.
August 28-30
VIBRANT AGING: Manifesting Your Best Life After 50
Workshop August 28-30, 2015 (Brentwood Conference Center, 1201 Hanley Industrial Court, Brentwood, MO 63144). For more information and to register: www.rememberingyourself.org/events or call (314) 322-1944.
August 29
2015 Home Grown Farm Tour and Field Dinner
Saturday Aug 29th, 2015, 10-4pm Potosi, MO. Explore Washington County Farm Country, with a self guided tour or bus ride through the beautiful Ozark Hills. From farmers markets to an Alpaca farm, corn maze, antique villages and winery, there is something for everyone. End the day with the Field Dinner with all local foods and homemade goodies in a 5 course family style dinner. For info, registration and maps go to www.homegrownfarmtour.com.